Madurai Kamraj University (MKU) 2006 B.C.A Computer Application -5 SYSTEM SOFTWARE - Question Paper

Time: 3 hours Maximum: 100 marks
PART A ans any 6 ques. (6 x five =30 marks)

1. define the looping instructions handled in SIC machines.
2.Discuss on 'Hierarchy of Languages'.
3. Write a note on MASM assembler.
4. define the functions of pass one assembler.
5. define about cray MPP linker.
6. What is meant by relocation? discuss.
7. How macros are defined? discuss with examples
8. define the ELENA macro processor.
9. explain on syntactic analysis.
10. define the debugging functions.

PART B ans any 4 ques. (4x 10 =40 marks)

11. define the architecture of VAX.
12. define the machine independent Assembler features.
13. define the algorithm and data structures for a linking loader.
14. define in detail about recursive macro
15. define the features of sun OSC compilers.
16. explain the characteristics of SIC /XE machine.

PART C ans any 2 ques.. (2 x 15 =30 marks)

17. define the Cray T3E architectures and the characteristics in detail.

18. define the following: (a) Machine - dependent code optimization
(b) Machine - independent code optimization.

19.Describe any two-loader design choices in detail.

Earning:   Approval pending.